Low Life (film)

This article is about the 2004 film. For other films, see Low Life.

Low Life (Korean: 하류인생; RR: Haryu insaeng; also known as Raging Years) is a 2004 South Korean action film directed by Im Kwon-taek.

Low Life
Poster to Low Life (2004)
Hangul	하류인생
Hanja	下流人生
Revised Romanization	Haryu insaeng
McCune–Reischauer	Haryu insaeng
Directed by	Im Kwon-taek
Written by	Im Kwon-taek
Produced by	Lee Tae-won
Starring	Cho Seung-woo
Cinematography	Jung Il-sung
Edited by	Park Soon-duk
Music by	Shin Jung-hyeon
Release date	May 21, 2004 (2004-05-21)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

The life of gangster Choi Tae-woong is followed through the tumultuous events of the second half of the 20th century in Korea.

Cast

• Cho Seung-woo as Choi Tae-woong
• Kim Min-sun as Park Hye-ok
• Kim Hak-jun as Oh Sang-pil
• Yoo Ha-jun as Park Seung-mun
• Kim Young-hoon
• Tae In-ho as Ddeok Dae's friend.
• Kim Jung-tae as Supplier #1.

Film festivals

It was invited to the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, and screened in competition at the Hawaii International Film Festival and the 2004 Venice Film Festival.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result
2004	61st Venice International Film Festival	Golden Lion	Im Kwon-taek	Nominated
	Hawaii International Film Festival	Narrative Feature	Low Life	Nominated

Sources

• Bocchi, Pier Maria (November 2004), "Haryu Insaeng (Review)", Cineforum (in Italian), pp. 63–64
• Elley, Derek (2004-09-13), "Film reviews", Variety, p. 47
• "Haryu Insaeng (Review)", Venice Film Festival Catalogue (in Italian), vol. 61, pp. 60–61, September 2004
• "Im Kwon-taek's Retrospective". 5th Festival of Korean Cinema in Italy. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
• Marshall, Lee (2004-11-19), "Low Life (Haryu Insaeng)", Screen International, p. 30

External links

• Low Life at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Low Life at IMDb